And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Still waiting for these to be introduced to the "fleet". Apparently the land based versions are doing alright, but the Navy version is STILL sitting at the test field. We can't keep throwing good money after bad. Time to scrap the Navy version and buy a few hundred more Super Hornets. This POS was obsolete before they bucked the first rivet.
Some years ago the Navy IOC was set to be complete by February 2019. Let's see, that's seven (7) months from now. Per an article in USNI News, the only hold up might be the release of the Block 3F software which is the initial contracted full mission capabilities software.
The aircraft isn't a POS. No aircraft is perfect and the Hornet has a whole bushel full of past issues and a good basket full of current issues. You have listened to all of the nay sayers. There has been a major contingent in the Navy that have hated the Joint Strike Fighter since its inception as a tri-service aircraft. They want a Navy unique aircraft which development program would have probably cost about half the overall cost of the full F-35 development program and insured them jobs for life both in the Navy, as Navy civil service or with the contractors.
yeah, about a correct number to replace the attrition that will happen because heck, it ain't an A-10 which was actually designed to survive the ground fire and AAA.One IR missile in an engine doesn't necessarily mean your flying a glider.
Still waiting for these to be introduced to the "fleet". Apparently the land based versions are doing alright, but the Navy version is STILL sitting at the test field. We can't keep throwing good money after bad. Time to scrap the Navy version and buy a few hundred more Super Hornets. This POS was obsolete before they bucked the first rivet.
ReplyDeleteSome years ago the Navy IOC was set to be complete by February 2019. Let's see, that's seven (7) months from now. Per an article in USNI News, the only hold up might be the release of the Block 3F software which is the initial contracted full mission capabilities software.
DeleteThe aircraft isn't a POS. No aircraft is perfect and the Hornet has a whole bushel full of past issues and a good basket full of current issues. You have listened to all of the nay sayers. There has been a major contingent in the Navy that have hated the Joint Strike Fighter since its inception as a tri-service aircraft. They want a Navy unique aircraft which development program would have probably cost about half the overall cost of the full F-35 development program and insured them jobs for life both in the Navy, as Navy civil service or with the contractors.
USAF wants another thousand of them for 'close air support' missions.
ReplyDeleteyeah, about a correct number to replace the attrition that will happen because heck, it ain't an A-10 which was actually designed to survive the ground fire and AAA.One IR missile in an engine doesn't necessarily mean your flying a glider.
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